Category: This is the Farm

Join Amanda Austin of Cardos Farm Project and your host, Evan Driscoll, for the first installment of This Is The Farm, a monthly podcast. We talk about starting her farm, running said farm, and planning ahead for the future. Education workshops are also on the bill. Amanda knows what’s the what for sure, so please… Continue reading Episode #1 – Cardos Farm Project

Eric Herm graces This Is The Farm with his presence on this episode. Eric is a 4th generation cotton farmer in West Texas, where it doesn’t rain too often and growing conditions can get grim. Yet, he manages to maintain an exceptionally clear and vivid world view in which both his farming and lifestyle mesh… Continue reading Episode #2 – Eric Herm

  We interview Tim Miller of Millberg Farm. Located in Kyle, TX. Tim utilizes ultra intense cultivation practices on his 5 acre plot of land, and shares his deep and varied knowledge with us liberally. He practices sustainability on social, economic, and environmental levels – really and actually! He’s also a really good seed saver. And a… Continue reading Episode #3 – Tim Miller and Millberg Farm

On Episode #5, we talk with Brad Stufflebeam of Home Sweet Farm out of Brenham, TX. Home Sweet Farm is unique, in that they not only own and operate a highly diversified farm – fruits, veggies, and animals – but work cooperatively with other farmers in the area to help distribute their goods through Home… Continue reading Episode #5 – Brad Stufflebeam of Home Sweet Farm

Well then! A special episode of This Is The Farm! We air a farmer panel discussion recorded LIVE at Green Gate Farms in Austin, TX. We discuss what local food distribution currently looks like in Central Texas, and how we can improve upon it. The panel line up includes: Nathan Heath of Phoenix Farm, Bastrop,… Continue reading Episode #6 – TXYFC Farm Panel Discussion

Here it is! Episode #7 features A+S Farm, based out of Moulton, TX. Shaun and Amy Jones raise heritage Gulf Coast Sheep for meat, utilizing an intensive pasture management system called “Mob Grazing”. We dive into the details on this, as well as the nitty gritty of moving from an urban setting to a rural… Continue reading Episode #7 – Amy and Shaun Jones of A+S Farm